Stochastic models for conifer tree crown profiles

Forest Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-34

  Biging, Gregory S ^a   Gill, Samantha J ^b  

^a Ctr Assess Monitoring Forest E   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

time series models; Tree crown architecture

Indexed keywords

ARMA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0030942142     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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